On 17 April 1940, German leadership issued to all doctors in the armed forces the unprecedented Stimulant Decree, a first in military history. 'The experience of the Polish campaign has shown than in ...

Sky’s new espionage drama PONIES is set in 1970s Moscow. How do the female spy characters compare to the women who actually served the CIA during the Cold War?

Al Murray and Sky HISTORY join a host of famous faces to uncover the truth behind Britain’s military past. Together with his alter ego The Pub Landlord, Al is on a quest to unpick the Great British ...

A sword engraved with Templar crosses. An ornate libation vessel hewn from alabaster. An iron box depicting Biblical images. These are some of the tantalising treasures in the possession of Carl ...

In 1856, Henry Bessemer’s converter furnace took things further, enabling mass production of cheap refined steel for railway parts, armour plating and construction. John Brown, Sheffield’s first ...

Famous for his comedy alter ego, 'The Pub Landlord', Al Murray, the award winning comedian and history fanatic will find out what lies behind England's greatest feuds with its closest neighbours: ...

Why is a small village in Scotland the UK's UFO hotspot?

Every second one and half million tons of volcanic debris spewed into the atmosphere... It was certain death in a fraction of a second for every living thing that resided in Pompeii at that time ...

Where is the Downton Abbey castle? Highclere Castle is where the hit period drama was filmed. When was this luxurious home ...

When women’s football was bigger than men’s It’s a story that defies the stereotypes of sport and the sexes, and has its roots in the dark years of World War One, when the nation’s young men departed ...

River Hunters pairs US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, with presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards, as they search the UK’s waterways for ...

In a unique historical crime series, Vicky McClure and her historian husband, Jonny Owen, travel the UK exploring historic, culturally significant crimes that have changed the face of modern Britain.